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Step 2: Installation
Full Installation:
(For use in Miatas not originally equipped with headrest harness
connectors located under the seat)
Make note of radio code if programmed. (See Miata owner’s manual)
Radio / Console Removal:
• Unscrew gear shift knob. (HINT: On Limited Edition model, remove the
Allen set screw first)
• Proceed to remove 5 screws holding console. Set console aside. (2 in
storage, 1 under ash tray, 2 on each side of console)
• Use a bent coat hanger (in shape of hook) to remove air vent
“eyeballs” located in the center of the dash just above the radio. Loop
coat hanger through center of the eyeball and back out. Hold both ends
of the wire together. Brace the face plate with other hand and pull very
firmly. The eyeballs may require a good amount of force to remove. An
assistant may be helpful.
• Remove center dash face plate by unscrewing all 3 screws. (2 near top
of eye sockets and 1 in lower left corner)
• Gently separate frame from dash only a few inches and then unplug
hazard and head lamp raising switches. Now, completely remove frame.
• Remove 4 screws from radio.
• Gently pull radio out a few inches.
Headrest Harness Routing:
The harness runs from the back of the radio, down the length of the
center console, down under the seats, up the back of the seats, through
the back of the seat foam and out the front of the seat to the speaker
location.
The white rectangular connector end needs to be run between the
plastic frame of the radio console and the carpet. (HINT: It is helpful to
slip the connector under the right side of the frame) Slide the headrest
harness to the left side of the opening. Route harness behind the steel
radio frame to the left interior side of the radio opening.
